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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Robert L. Hurley retired as Atascosa |
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County judge on December 31, 2022, following an exemplary |
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eight-year tenure in office; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected to the first of two terms on January 1, 2015, |
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Judge Hurley worked tirelessly to bring positive change to the |
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county, including numerous capital improvements; the county built a |
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much-needed animal control shelter, as well as a new office |
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building for the Precinct 3 justice of the peace, featuring a |
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revenue-generating truck weigh station; a new courthouse annex not |
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only relieved crowding, but anticipates future growth; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Hurley collaborated effectively with |
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stakeholders to develop an intercity mass transit system; during |
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the COVID-19 pandemic, he led a robust response, and he brought the |
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first San Antonio Food Bank to the county; he undertook |
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modernization of bill payments and the employee compensation |
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system; while remaining focused on cost control and property tax |
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reduction, he supported staff members wholeheartedly; he launched a |
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wellness initiative, committed to an improved health insurance |
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plan, and implemented a safety program with a new safety manager; in |
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addition, he hired the county's first IT manager and supervised |
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overhauls of the EMS system and indigent health care; and |
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WHEREAS, In his role as judge of the probate and juvenile |
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courts, Judge Hurley demonstrated similar dynamism; he spearheaded |
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the effort to clear up years of probate case closures and expired |
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guardianship cases, created a court visitor program to supervise |
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active guardianship cases, and secured a grant to establish a |
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public defender program in concert with three other counties; the |
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juvenile detention center now has a rehab treatment facility; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Hurley served on the board of the Alamo Area |
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Council of Governments during his tenure; previously, he was a |
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member of the Pleasanton City Council, and he was twice elected |
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mayor; he has shared his expertise with a host of civic |
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organizations over the years, among them the Atascosa County |
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Economic Development Corporation and Atascosa County Mental Health |
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Advisory Board; in 2003, the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce named |
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him Man of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, A strong and energetic leader, Bob Hurley has |
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contributed significantly to the betterment of his community, and |
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his endeavors have produced results of lasting benefit to countless |
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Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Bob Hurley on his retirement as Atascosa County |
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judge and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness |
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with his wife, June, and his children, grandchildren, and |
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great-grandchildren; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Hurley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |